As the first day of the four-day Platinum Jubilee weekend drew to a close, hundreds gathered to light beacons in south Wales as part of nationwide celebrations. The torch outside the Pierhead Building in Cardiff was one of more than 2,000 that were set alight simultaneously across the UK and British overseas territories, as well as in all 54 Commonwealth capital cities - stretching from Tonga and Samoa in the South Pacific, all the way across the globe to Belize in Central America - in honour of the Queen's 70 years on the throne.
And hundreds joined a walk up the Garth Mountain in Pentyrch before a beacon was lit on the summit.
All beacons in the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man were lit at 9.45pm on Thursday (June 2) and in Cardiff a short firework display marked the end of the lighting ceremony. There were events earlier in the day in the capital in the run-up: a Royal 21-gun salute at noon also in the Bay kicked off the Jubilee celebrations, with crowds watching in the Oval Basin.
